Mobilising public support for the U.S. China-trade war: a comparison of U.S. and Chinese news media

Ha, Louisa; Guo, Ke; Chen, Peiqin

doi:10.1080/13216597.2022.2105926

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“…Actors in the international arena are making deliberate efforts to shape their media coverage. Evidence reveals that both the Chinese and the U.S. governments serve as crucial sources of information for news media, framing political news issues to align with their foreign policies (Ha et al 2022). Although domestic media may not necessarily offer negative portrayals of rival countries (Lee and Hong 2012;Manheim and Albritton 1984;Stocking 1985), the frequency of the negative news published about a foreign country has been found to positively correlate with international public relations (Ramirez and Rong 2012).…”

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How Does News Coverage of a Rival Nation Affect People’s Attitudes about Their Own Countries? Evidence from China

Pan

2023

Social Sciences

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Mass media are a key source of public news, significantly influencing the accessibility of certain issues through media coverage. While media coverage of rival nations is known to influence public perceptions, its potential impact on citizens’ attitudes toward their own country is less explored. This study addresses this gap by investigating Chinese respondents’ reactions to U.S. news stories related to food safety issues. The research reveals that exposure to negative news stories about a rival nation’s food safety scandal can lead to a more favorable assessment of one’s own government when the domestic government is perceived to be handling a similar issue better. Conversely, positive news about the rival nation’s food safety issues or slightly negative news about a less severe issue diminishes government satisfaction. The findings suggest that the impact of international news coverage on citizens’ views is shaped by comparisons between nations’ performances. These findings shed light on the complex dynamics of international news and its influence on domestic perceptions.

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How Does News Coverage of a Rival Nation Affect People’s Attitudes about Their Own Countries? Evidence from China

Pan

2023

Social Sciences

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Doing Journalism in Times of Conflict: A Cross-National Examination of News Source Attribution and Framing in Allied Countries’ Media

Ofori

2024

Journalism Practice

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Framing NATO in China during the 2022 war in Ukraine

Zhang,

Liu,

Peng

2024

Media, War & Conflict

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This research elucidates the power dynamics of framing at the nexus of state, news media and netizens during international conflicts in China. The authors explore how three actors or stakeholders – namely, foreign policy apparatuses, the news media, and netizens – frame NATO in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine. Employing Entman’s cascading activation framing model, they discover that the dominant frames adopted by the government, the news media and the public vary significantly between these actors. Specifically, the government predominantly uses a morality frame, whereas both the news media and netizens mainly employ a conflict frame. Additionally, our findings suggest that a new ‘peace’ frame has emerged in Chinese international conflict discourse. This study sheds new light on the applicability and expediency of the activation framing theory, particularly in addressing the specificities of framing through the non-Western lens in the social media age.

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Mobilising public support for the U.S. China-trade war: a comparison of U.S. and Chinese news media

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

How Does News Coverage of a Rival Nation Affect People’s Attitudes about Their Own Countries? Evidence from China

How Does News Coverage of a Rival Nation Affect People’s Attitudes about Their Own Countries? Evidence from China

Doing Journalism in Times of Conflict: A Cross-National Examination of News Source Attribution and Framing in Allied Countries’ Media

Framing NATO in China during the 2022 war in Ukraine

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